Tertiary IndustryTertiary Industry

Basics: Tertiary IndustryBasics: Tertiary Industry

Tertiary industries are the economic activities that provide a service.They depend on people and governments having money to spend, so the more economically developed a country is, the more service industries it has.

Employment StructuresEmployment Structures

LEDC’sMEDC’s

What influences employment structures?◦Tourist Potential◦Industrial History◦Proportion of cash vs. subsistence faming◦Amounts of natural resources◦Income per head

Task (10 minutes)Task (10 minutes)

Mind Map information about the tertiary industry from what you have learnt and from p.136

Case Study: Pearl Assurance, Case Study: Pearl Assurance, PeterboroughPeterborough

Peterborough was designated a new town in 1968 and part of the overall planning process was to attract new industry to the city.

Pearl assurance is an example of one of these new industries which has relocated from its city centre site in London to a new business park in Peterborough.

Case Study: Pearl Assurance, Case Study: Pearl Assurance, PeterboroughPeterborough

Definition: Footloose industries are those with a free choice of location as they are not tied to particular sources of materials or ‘markets’

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